Assessing and treating work-related asthma.

: Work-related asthma is asthma that is caused or exacerbated by exposures at work. It is the most common form of occupational lung disease in developed countries. It has important impacts on the health and well-being of the affected individual, as well as consequences for society because of unemployment issues and workers' compensation claims.

Fresh frozen plasma for the treatment of hereditary angioedema.

Background: Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) has been used as a treatment option for patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) because it contains Cl esterase inhibitor, and alternate therapies are not yet available in the United States. However, because FFP also contains other substrates, it has been hypothesized to have the potential to worsen or precipitate an acute attack of HAE.

Objective: To research patient records and the medical literature to determine whether FFP can exacerbate symptoms or precipitate an attack of HAE.